TIME AFTER TIME(15D. Over and over) and STICK IT TO THE MAN (35A. Be revolting) are the long entries of this end-of-the-year Friday crossword, followed by ten of eight letters —AERONAUT (2D. Blimp navigator,ALOUETTE(38D. “Gentille” one of song),BROMANCE (62A. Relationship in the 2009 film “I Love You, Man”),I’M SO GLAD (17A. Response to great news),J J ABRAMS (1D. Creator of TV’s “Alias”),LAILA ALI(3D. Boxer who wrote “Reach!”),MAPQUEST (37D. Many users follow its directions),NO WAY OUT (39D. Problem for one who’s trapped), P T BARNUM (57A. “The Humbugs of the World” author, 1865) and TEEN IDOL (15A. Poster girl).

Seven answers interrupted by a couple of black squares each constitutes the interrelated group of this thrashing Thursday crossword, with the individual segments capable of qualifying as answers to …some other crossword:

CHAR / TERM / EMBER(12A. One in on the founding of a company)

PLAN / TMAN / AGER (20A. Production site chief)

WIN / ETAS / TER(27A. One getting a bouquet?)

OPERA / TIN / GROOM (37A. Workplace where there are many openings)

EAR / THAN / GEL(43A. Song played at the school dance in “Back to the Future”)

Santa CATALINA ISLAND, Santa MONICA MOUNTAINS and Santa ANITA RACE TRACK are the interrelated group of this Christmas Day crossword. It is Christmas, isn’t it? Two more duplicate clues are Doctor’s directive for STAT and REST; and Point for DECIMAL and DOT. Hmm…

SILENT NIGHT(59A. Song of 1859 … or what the five circled letters represent?) along with the unpronounced silent letters N, I, GH and T lurking in circles within CHURCH HYMNS(18A. Carols, often),MICHAEL CAINE (24A. Scrooge player of film),NAUGHTY OR NICE(38A. Polar opposites?) and CHRISTMAS EVE(51A. Time before the present day?) — are the interrelated group of this wonderful Christmas Eve crossword.

George Bernard Shaw wanted to reform English spelling so that it was more logical. He asked the following question as an example: How do we pronounce the word "ghoti"? His answer was "fish" —the gh = f as in rouGH; the o = i as in wOmen; the ti = sh as in naTIon — a joke, of course, “ghoti” is not even a real word; however, it demonstrated the inconsistency of English spelling.

This Thursday crossword features the resulting odd-looking “quotation” — THE GH FROM ENOUGH(17A. What to use to spell 30-Down, according to George Bernard Shaw, reputedly, Part 1),THE O FROM WOMEN (36A. Part 2), THE TI FROM NATION (57A. Part 3) and GHOTI(30D. “Fish”). Well, I really don’t care for “quote” crosswords.

Other — AMHERST (35D. One of the Five Colleges),BOUTIQUE(11D. Shop), DETROIT (52A. Lion’s home), GLISTEN (18D. Shine),HERE WE GO (37D. Shout at the top of a roller coaster),MELISSA(22A. Notorious 1999 computer virus),PRELUDE (48A. Intro),TORYISM (25A. Conservative philosophy in Britain).

ALL IN (63A. Poker phrase … or what’s needed to complete the answers to the six starred clues),FAVOR (1A. *Cry at the start of a vote),GOOD TIME (20A. *”Soon enough, my friend”), ONE (36A. *As a package),YOUR HEAD (52A. * Completely imagined),THE FAMILY (11D. *Top-rated TV series of 1971-76) and A DAY’S WORK(32D. *To be expected) are the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword.